Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] LADPSA v1.1 SDK Provisional Release
From: Martijn Sipkema (msipkema_AT_sipkema-digital.com)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 16:28:29 EEST
> >Well, it\'s not _that_ important, but there are a few good reasons...
> >
> >1) The LADSPA API was not designed for ABI changes (most notably the
> > interface version is not exported by plugins). This means that
> > old plugins that you didn\'t remember to delete/recompile can
> > cause segfaults in hosts. And unfortunately when you get a seg.fault,
> > you probably manage to try at least n+1 other things, send
> > bug reports, drive the host developers insane, etc, etc before
> > you notice that you had an old pluing lying around. ;)
>
> So, one vote for adding the version
> to the API ?
I would like to add that old LADSPA plugins can be easily identified
because they lack the \'version\' symbol, so there really is not segfault
problem as far as I can see.
--martijn
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